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nw-research-methodology from nwave-ai/nwave is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nwave-ai/nwave/nw-research-methodology@git:20260320.d98f3cbPins git:20260320.d98f3cb in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nwave-ai/nwave
- Path
nWave/skills/nw-research-methodology/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20260320.d98f3cb, committed Mar 20, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 17, 2026
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- 4,583 bytes
- Repository stars
- 633
- License
- MIT
Research output templates, distillation workflow, and quality standards for evidence-driven research.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Research Methodology
## Research Output Template
Use for all research documents in `docs/research/`.
```markdown
# Research: {Topic}
**Date**: {ISO-8601} | **Researcher**: nw-researcher (Nova) | **Confidence**: {High/Medium/Low} | **Sources**: {count}
## Executive Summary
{2-3 paragraph overview of key findings, main insights, and overall conclusion}
## Research Methodology
**Search Strategy**: {how sources were found}
**Source Selection**: Types: {academic/official/industry/technical_docs} | Reputation: {high/medium-high min} | Verification: {cross-referencing approach}
**Quality Standards**: Target 3 sources/claim (min 1 authoritative) | All major claims cross-referenced | Avg reputation: {0.0-1.0}
## Findings
### Finding 1: {Descriptive Title}
**Evidence**: "{Direct quote or specific data point}"
**Source**: [{Source Name}]({URL}) - Accessed {YYYY-MM-DD}
**Confidence**: {High/Medium/Low}
**Verification**: [{Source 2}]({URL2}), [{Source 3}]({URL3})
**Analysis**: {Brief interpretation or context}
{Repeat Finding structure as needed}
## Source Analysis
| Source | Domain | Reputation | Type | Access Date | Cross-verified |
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How to install
mdr add nwave-ai/nwave/nw-research-methodology@sha256:c72463c0904ccce1The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260320.d98f3cb, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Mar 17, 2026 and Mar 20, 2026, about one every day.
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| git:20260320.d98f3cb latest | 2026-03-20 | d98f3cb | 4,583 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260318.e6a0e19 | 2026-03-18 | e6a0e19 | 4,553 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260317.1d16147 | 2026-03-17 | 1d16147 | 4,544 B | A | view |
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Source
nwave-ai/nwave · 633 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
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